Tim Hecker

Montreal-based musician Tim Hecker is one of the most widely recognized producers of computer-based ambient music, second possibly only to Christian Fennesz. With a style nominally similar to his immediate predecessor Fennesz, Hecker manages to carve out a unique sound with an emphasis on creating huge swaths of spatially inclined ambience. Hecker’s sound is less overtly pop than the sugary rock references for which Fennesz is known. Creating submerged slow moving chord progressions and fog filled caverns of blurred texture, Hecker focuses more on creating enormous spaces in which to obscure melody into a sometimes... Read More

Real Name:

Timothy D. Hecker

City Of Origin:

Vancouver

Genre:

Experimental, Ambient/Electronic

Birthdate:

1974

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